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Plesk DKIM not working: How to check?

Follow the steos given below to ensure that the DKIM is working:

1. Firstly, connect to Plesk.
2. Check that DKIM is active in the server-wide settings, seen under Tool & Settings – Mail Server Settings.
3. Aftert that, check domains – Mail Settings to see if the DKIM spam prevention mechanism is active for a domain.

   PLESK_INFO: default._domainkey.abcd.com
_domainkey.abcd.com
4. Finally, verify that the records from step 3 have been propagated to the Internet using the “nslookup” application (available in a command prompt on Linux and Windows). Substitute example.com for the domain name:

   

When sending an email to a third-party mail service (Gmail, Outlook, etc)

1. Send an email to an external mail service using a domain email account.
2. Open the email header on an external mail provider and check for the record dkim=pass in the Authentication-Results header section:

   Results of the Authentication:

   

If we follow all of the these procedures, DKIM is operational on the domain.

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Conclusion

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